He said the firm had sold a 15,000-litre water transport tank off the site, with a high number of enquiries for smaller, trailer-mounted models.

Vanderfield sales representative Graeme Ziarno, who accepted the Best Site award for John Deere, said interest had been high in the company's whole range of machinery, from header fronts to grounds care products to hay equipment.

"We have had a lot of interest and that's been good," Mr Ziarno said.

Another arena to attract considerable attention at the rural field day was the alpaca display.

Australian Alpaca Association Queensland branch member Ann Henderson said interest in the growing industry came not only from those who wanted to breed for fleeces, but also from others looking at stock protection.

She said that during the Ag Show they had heard about the wethers being used to protect everything from free range chickens to thoroughbred foals.

Henry Stewart-Koster, Resurgam Alpaca Stud, said they even had enquiries from a Crows Nest deer breeder about using alpacas as guard animals.